9.30 AM on Tuesday December 24 :
A fine clear morning here in Tocumwal.
Yesterday I spoke briefly with Anton and he and Andrea had a good day doing their side check with Ingo.
Nearly all back to the past, when they were in the same hangar and doing their check with either Ingo or Eddie or Don.
So they started with SSC, [Sportavia Soaring Center] long ago, when that disappeared with Eddie at Sportaviation Tocumwal and now back flying with the Southern Riverina Gliding Club at Sportavia Tocumwal from Sharon and Lumpy.
As I, they were impressed how great the garden looks and with all the improvements at the hangar and around.

It’s Christmas Eve tonight and with all preparations for Lake Keepit it does n’t feel like Christmas.
Diana, Colin and George are still busy to transform the Discus trailer into a JS 3 trailer…they seem to win.
They thought maybe one day work, it turned out a week.

The car’s are in good condition for the 10 hour drive.Both have been checked in the garage.
Car’s ..as the Czech team will collect on Boxingday the LS 1 f and the Range Rover, now with brand new tires.

Off to Cobram for some final shopping.

12 PM:
My goodness me, NEVER saw so many car’s and people in Cobram. AND,…I have been there earlier also with Christmas.
I was glad to avoid the busy shops in Holland this year, now I was in the middle of it in Cobram.
Like Trafalgar Squire at the street and no trolley’s in the Woolworth.
Lot’s of vegies were just “gone’, meaning the shop did n’t expect so many buyers either.
We survived and will have a nice Christmas meal here over the festive day’s.

Drinks at 5 tonight with friends and tomorrow at 11 and 5 PM again.

Rest me to wish you the best ever CHRISTMAS DAY’S!
I toast on all of you and thanks for reading the blogs!!!
Looking a bit more global, I hope the fires will stop, the fighting and bullying between people and countries as well.
I wish you PEACE and HAPPINESS with CHRISTMAS 2019 !!!!

JOYEUX NOEL.
FROHE WEIHNACHTEN.
ZALIG KERSTFEEST.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
FELIZ NAVIDAD.